Saturday, November 19, 2011

How do you remove a bumper sticker from a car without damaging the paint?

I have a political bumper I would loooooooove to put on my car until the election, but I wouldn't want it on after that.





Can it be removed without damaging the paint?





It's a bumper sticker supporting my Libertarian candidate for governor in Ohio, Bill Peirce, btw.|||I usually put bumper stickers on a magnetic sheet and cut around and it remains on my vehicle until I choose to take it off. In the event that your vehicle is fiberglass then you could put it on your window.Bumper stickers remove with a blow dryer and it loosens the glue. Hope this helps.|||Actually, the magnetic strip is not the greatest idea. Yes, they are easy to remove...TOO easy. I've tried it and found my stickers constantly getting stolen. Like I said below, put it on the glass and you'll have no problems.

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|||Just put the sticker on your forehead.|||My sister got off a bumper sticker with goo gone once.|||Why do you want to remove your "I Dare You Pigs to pull me over" bumper sticker??|||try compound ater u remove it it will come right off|||They have magnet ones but the sun will still change the color of the paint around the bumper sticker.|||my boyfriend details cars never put them on your car put it in your back window against the glass but dont pull the back off when you dont want it anymore take it out of your window thier is no magic removal process the adhesive will eat your clear coat and if left on long enough will eat through the paint|||you can't|||peel it off and then use WD-40, the rest of it will come right off.|||Spray N' Wash usually helps a lot, but the bottom line is be ready to use your fingernails for about 30 minutes.|||If you use a Bug n' Tar Remover it will come off with no damage to your paint. Give it a try!





:)|||My personal believe is to put those stickers on your windows, it is easy to get off later. If the sticker is vinyl, try using a hair dryer to soften the material and pull it off when soft|||W D 40 works fine, just don't over do it. don't rub too hard, that is bad on the paint.|||Goo Gone or Simple Green from Wal-Mart will take off the adhesive.|||baby wipes.|||use warm hair dryer to loosen glue.


then use finger nail polish remover to finish taking any left on glue off.|||If it is vinyl, use a hairdryer to soften it and peel it off, then do the WD-40 thing.|||Put in on a window. Or if you must heat up the glue to take sticker off then Goo Gone to remove excess glue. Pls do not do this to your car.|||Use a hair dryer to lift the sticker and weaken the stickyness and Goo-gone or WD40 to remove the residue.





Personally, I think the WD40 is better for the paint. The Goo Gone really screws up your skin so I can only imagine what it does to the finish on levels that you can not see.|||just use some heat after the elections pull the thing up to the house or the garage and use a blow dryer and a plastic scraper to remove the sticker then some tar gone or goo gone for the glue|||Any autobody shop should have a heat gun. I used that to remove my bumper sticker. It peels right off.|||I've read in auto mags that using a hair dryer on low temp. high air speed moved sowly over it until you can peelit off works


chemicals can mess up the paint|||I use goo-gone...it works like a charm....you can find it at any store with an arts and crafts section or maybe even at the hardware store...good luck....... ;)|||Well if you can, don't put it on the paint. Maybe back-tape it to the inside of your rear window? If you still opt for the paint, try this method: Don't peel the plastic backing completely off the entire sticker, just peel about an inch or so off both ends, and leave most of the backer on in the middle. Now stick it on using just the exposed ends. After the election, carefully slide a thin screwdriver or a putty knife behind the area the backer is still on (in the middle). Slide the tool to either side and gradually pull the sticker off the car. If you still have some residual "gum" or sticker left on the car, any auto parts store will carry products specifically designed to remove bumper stickers (I don't remember the name of it.) Good luck to yourself %26amp; Mr. Peirce! :)|||Don't put it on the car. It WILL screw up the paint.


Put it on the window. If it's on glass, it will come off easily. Trust me, I've had many, many stickers on my cars over the years. I change them every few months, when I get bored, find better ones, the existing ones fade, etc.





Put it on the back window and when you are ready to remove it, get a square razor blade, start in one corner of the sticker, and scrape away. It should peel off in big pieces and be off in just a few minutes. Then, if there's any glue left over just Windex it and scrub and it will come off pretty easily as well. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. Vinyl stickers remove the easiest, the ones printed on clear plastic are harder to remove.|||okay, first of all. How long has the sticker been there? If it has been there long, it's possible that the rest of the paint has faded a bit, and if you remove the sticker, it may closer to the original color than the rest of the car. But if that isn't a consideration, try a hair dryer, but protect the surrounding paint with cloth or heavy weight paper. Slowly pull the sticker back while using the hair dryer (take your time) and then use bug %26amp; tar remover to get rid of the rest of the adhesive.|||3-M makes products for this,you will need two,One is called a decal remover and the other is called an adheasive remover.They are in an aresol can and kind of pricey.Do not use a razor blade,you will damage the paint.You can use a heat gun or sometimes a normal hair dryer helps with out having to buy anything.

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